The first thing we suggest doing here is to check if your microphone is connected to the computer correctly. Unplug the device then plug it back in again. Finally, perform a dictation routine to see ...

Microsoft has pledged to help individuals with dyslexia access important technologies used for education and more. As part of its mission, Microsoft says its will be expanding its Educational research ...

As someone who writes an insane amount each month, I have long relied on dictation software to help me get my assignments done on time. I first started experimenting with dictation back in the ...

The last few versions of Microsoft Windows have had built-in support for speech recognition, allowing you to control some PC functions with your voice and to dictate text for input in various ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft on June 20 released Dictate, a new voice input ...

You can type your documents the old-fashioned way in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, but dictating your text can be a handier option. Maybe you prefer to dictate your words as they ...

Microsoft is adding a dictation tool to the online versions of Word and OneNote. The move follows in the footsteps of dictation being included in the desktop versions of Office 356 apps via Cortana, ...

The dictation service within Microsoft Word is lousy. At long last, that looks like it’s about to change. In 2017, we complained that dictation within Windows was awful, specifically because it worked ...

Microsoft has made voice dictation available for desktop Office users for months. Now, though, it's making the feature available to web users in the name of aiding those with dyslexia. The browser ...

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With the latest version of Dragon Dictation for Mac, users of the speech recognition program no longer need to choose between talking and typing when creating documents in Microsoft Word. Dragon ...

The latest version of Dragon Dictate is similar to the last version we reviewed ( version 2.0, in October, 2010), but brings several small changes, along with one important new feature to the program.